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Discovery of Gold

Name: Discovery of Gold – Australia factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Australia · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records

1851Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1851

Edward Hammond Hargeaves1851

Bathurst · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers gold in Bathurst, New South Wales

Names involved

Edward Hammond Hargeaves

Provenance

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